tommy Meaning & Definition
What Does Tommy Mean?
Tommy is a noun that means A British infantryman, especially one from World War I. Ellipsis of Tommy Atkins. It is also used to mean Bread or breadlike foodstuff, generally a penny roll. As a verb, it means To pay (employees) according to the truck system, with goods instead of money.
Tommy in Brief
| Part of speech | noun, verb |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /ˈtɑmi/ |
| Plural | tommies |
| Verb forms | tommies, tommying, tommied |
Tommy Definition (Noun)
- A British infantryman, especially one from World War I. Ellipsis of Tommy Atkins.
- Bread or breadlike foodstuff, generally a penny roll.
- The supply of food carried by workmen as their daily allowance.
- A truck, or barter; the exchange of labour for goods instead of money; the scrip by which such exchange occurs.
- A tommy bar.
- Short for Tommy gun
- Tommyrot; nonsense.
- Synonym of dicky (“detachable shirt front”).
Tommy as a Verb
- To pay (employees) according to the truck system, with goods instead of money.
Synonyms of Tommy
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Tommy synonyms and antonyms →Word Forms & Grammar
tommy (countable and uncountable, plural tommies)
tommy (third-person singular simple present tommies, present participle tommying, simple past and past participle tommied)
Words That Rhyme With Tommy
Origin of Tommy
Generally agreed to have come from appellativization of Tommy in most senses, but the historical details are apparently largely unknown, including whether such an evolution happened several times (with one sense being independent of another).
Tommy: Your Questions Answered
Is tommy a noun or a verb?
Tommy is mainly used as a noun, but it can also be used as a verb.
What is the plural of tommy?
The plural of tommy is tommies.
What is the past tense of tommy?
The past tense of tommy is tommied. The present participle is tommying.